openslx-ng/ipxe.git/src/core/main.c, branch v0.9.7

[image] Allow for zero embedded images

2009-02-24T05:57:56+00:00

Having a default script containing #!gpxe autoboot can cause problems when entering commands to load and start a kernel manually; the default script image will still be present when the kernel is started and so will be treated as an initrd. It is possible to work around this by typing "imgfree" before any other commands, but this is counter-intuitive. Fix by allowing the embedded image list to be empty (in which case we just call autoboot()), and making this the default. Reported by alkisg@gmail.com.

[image] Allow multiple embedded images

2009-02-16T00:30:36+00:00

This patch extends the embedded image feature to allow multiple embedded images instead of just one. gPXE now always boots the first embedded image on startup instead of doing the hardcoded DHCP boot (aka autoboot). Based heavily upon a patch by Stefan Hajnoczi .

[main] Print an "initialising devices" banner

2009-01-08T03:48:30+00:00

Some devices take a very long time to initialise. This can make it difficult to visually distinguish between the error cases of failing to start executing C code and failing to initialise a device. Add a "gPXE initialising devices..." message. The trailing ellipsis indicates to the user that this may take some time, and the presence of the message indicates to the developer that relocation etc. all succeeded.

[i386] Rename cdecl to asmcall

2008-11-19T19:12:53+00:00

__cdecl is a misleading name, since it currently encapsulates both cdecl and regparm(0) attributes. Rename to __asmcall.

[romprefix] Add vendor branding facilities and guidelines

2008-10-31T19:10:28+00:00

Some hardware vendors have been known to remove all gPXE-related branding from ROMs that they build. While this is not prohibited by the GPL, it is a little impolite. Add a facility for adding branding messages via two #defines (PRODUCT_NAME and PRODUCT_SHORT_NAME) in config/general.h. This should accommodate all known OEM-mandated branding requirements. Vendors with branding requirements that cannot be satisfied by using PRODUCT_NAME and/or PRODUCT_SHORT_NAME should contact us so that we can extended this facility as necessary.

[iSCSI] Support Windows Server 2008 direct iSCSI installation

2008-07-17T16:45:17+00:00

Add yet another ugly hack to iscsiboot.c, this time to allow the user to inhibit the shutdown/removal of the iSCSI INT13 device (and the network devices, since they are required for the iSCSI device to function). On the plus side, the fact that shutdown() now takes flags to differentiate between shutdown-for-exit and shutdown-for-boot means that another ugly hack (to allow returning via the PXE stack on BIOSes that have broken INT 18 calls) will be easier. I feel dirty.

[usr] Offer user a second chance to enter the shell on boot failure

2008-03-26T23:16:20+00:00

If no shell was requested via Ctrl-B, exit immediately if boot fails.

2008-02-11T17:51:44+00:00

Applied a modified version of holger's regparm patches.

2007-07-28T23:17:25+00:00

Separated out initialisation functions from startup/shutdown functions.

2007-07-03T22:09:56+00:00